Posted on 03 April 2011. Tags: beenie man, bleach, bleaching, dancehall, sean paul, shaggy, vybz kartel
The challenge on my Facebook Status Message was simple: name me one dancehall artist who has succeeded in a long term way on a world stage. Just one. In a flash my friends suggested the usual suspect of probable names. “Beenie Man.” Okay, he’s the only one. For real. And, he behaves like a pro. [...]
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Posted in Editorial, Hot Steppers
Posted on 09 January 2011. Tags: jamaica, jamaica tourist board, josey wales, jtb, mr. vegas, shaggy
Almost without exception, most promotional videos about Jamaica are so sweet they are dangerously close to giving you diabetes. This is especially true of those aimed at enticing tourists to Jamaica. Happily, this video featuring the artists Mr. Vegas, Shaggy and Josey Wales, is not one such video. As far as I know, “Sweet Jamaica” [...]
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Posted in Videos
Posted on 24 December 2010. Tags: big youth, cecile, chris martin, disco mix, red foxx, shaggy, street bullies medley, vybz kartel
This is really five tunes or videos for the price of one! Maybe I am coming to the party late. Maybe, I am not aware of this new development. Either way his looks like we Jamaicans have invented the disco mix as a concept for promoting videos! We have taken one rhythm (or riddim) and [...]
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Posted in Videos
Posted on 14 December 2010. Tags: allaine, for your eyez only, shaggy
In these modern times, even the most mediocre promotional videos look sharp enough to cut through steel. It does not really matter if the steel is chromium, iron or even stainless! The point is the advent of high definition (hi def) cameras coupled to a fall in prices, has encouraged more people to embrace technology [...]
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Posted in Videos